PHY 5100 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I
Semester: Fall 2007


Welcome to PHY 5100 (Methods of Theoretical Physics I).  Here you'll find all the information you need about this course. Below is some general info; my lecture notes can be found at the bottom of this page.


Course info
Additional material

Lecturer:

Prof. Alexey A. Petrov , Room 358 Physics Building,
Phone: 313-577-2739, or 313-577-2720 (for messages)
e-mail: apetrov@physics.wayne.edu , Web: http://www.physics.wayne.edu/~apetrov/

Lecture time/room:

Lecture Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:35-10:30 am, 185 Physics Building

Office Hours:

Mondays 11:00-12:00 or by appointment

Course Information:

Additional material:

Here you can find additional material (as Adobe Acrobat PDF files) that could be useful for you.

Exams:

Class performance:

[Class performance midsemester]

Homework assignments:

  1. [Hw1.pdf] [Solution: 1]
  2. [Hw2.pdf] [Solution: 1]
  3. [Hw3.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
  4. [Hw4.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
  5. [Hw5.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
  6. [Hw6.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2, 3] (missprint in solution of 1.13.4: change z^2 to 2 z^2)
  7. [Hw7.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
  8. [Hw8.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
  9. [Hw9.pdf] [Solution: 1, 2]
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